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Gullah/Geechee SEA & ME: Celebrating and Saving Coastal Legacy
The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition has always centered its work on ensuring that Gullah/Geechee land would be in Gullah/Geechee hands for generations to come. When we first started our work over two decades ago, I didn’t realize how true “De wata bring we and de wata gwine tek we bak.” would be. However, it is due the water’s consistency that we have witnessed the erosion of our coastline and also the rising of new collaborations within the Gullah/Geechee Nation.
Queen Quet presents “De Wata Bring We: De Gullah/Geechee Maritime Story”
Tune in to “Black in Marine Science” on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063782273312) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/blackinmarinescience) as Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) presents the keynote address for “Black in Marine Science Week” entitled “De Wata Bring We: The Maritime Story of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.”